Nancy Gleason Photography on Nostr: Black Turnstone (Arenaria melanocephala) on a rocky shore of Puget Sound. In ...
Black Turnstone (Arenaria melanocephala) on a rocky shore of Puget Sound. In Washington, they are in non-breeding plumage while over-wintering on our marine shores.
Turnstones forage by using their short bill to turn over stones and other objects. To increase leverage, they crouch down to thrust heavier objects upward with more force. They sometimes use their entire body to “snowplow” headlong into a mass of kelp, exposing brine flies, fish eggs, and other food.
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Turnstones forage by using their short bill to turn over stones and other objects. To increase leverage, they crouch down to thrust heavier objects upward with more force. They sometimes use their entire body to “snowplow” headlong into a mass of kelp, exposing brine flies, fish eggs, and other food.
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